A new wave of autocratic nationalisms has at least ten nations in its grip, and growing. Does this new impulse of authoritarianism have roots in a deep evolutionary past? The answer goes back to two algorithms roughly 3.85 billion years old. These two algorithms explain the social dynamics of life-forms as diverse as bacteria, clams, bees, whales, chimpanzees and human beings. We argue that the fission-fusion search strategy of social groups, which goes hand in hand with the r/K dynamics of ecological relationships, work together to shift mass moods and to drive social cycles. Their interactive combination provides a stunning view of social dynamics and of contemporary political processes –indeed the combination produces a ‘biopolitical’ picture of our societies.

新一轮的专制民族主义使至少十个国家处于控制之中并在不断发展。这种新的威权主义冲动是否根植于深刻的进化历史？答案可以追溯到大约38.5亿年前的两种算法。这两种算法解释了细菌，蛤，蜜蜂，鲸鱼，黑猩猩和人类等多种生命形式的社会动态。我们认为，社会群体的裂变融合搜索策略与生态关系的r / K动态息息相关，可以共同改变大众的情绪并推动社会循环。他们的互动结合为社会动态和当代政治进程提供了令人赞叹的视角-的确，结合产生了我们社会的“生物政治”图景。